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Last Updated on: Thursday, December 04, 2008

Aoun declares 'new page' in relations with Damascus

Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) leader Michel Aoun on Wednesday predicted a "bright future" for ties between Lebanon and his former foe Syria after talks in Damascus with Syrian President Bashar Assad. "We are turning a new page where there is no victor and no loser. This is a return to normal relations," Aoun told. Full Story

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Lebanon's telecom regulator launches US-funded website

The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) launched its new and improved website on Tuesday during a ceremony at the Phoenicia InterContinental Hotel. The ceremony was attended by Telecommunications Minister Jebran Bassil, TRA President Kamal Shehadi and officials from the United States Agency for International Development. Full Story

» Beirut lecture explores modern marketing practices

» Will the global recession find its way to Lebanon?

» Roundtable in Qoreitem tries to square Beirut's finances

» Lebanese deficit falls despite drain at power company

» Axing of jobs in the Gulf adds to fears about recession hitting Lebanon

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Pakistan and India have a clear duty to settle their differences

The latest row between India and Pakistan demonstrates the necessity of sustained efforts by both countries to heal their decades-old rift. The particular circumstances surrounding the source of their renewed animosity, the bloody assaults on civilians in the Indian metropolis of Mumbai, are not especially relevant. Continue

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Scores of children protest against Israel's siege of Gaza Strip

Palestinian children in the Southern refugee camp of Ain al-Hilweh protested Tuesday in solidarity with their fellow children who are living under Israeli siege in the Gaza Strip.
Dozens of children participated in the protest, which fell within the "Week of solidarity with the Palestinian people," organized by Hamas. Full Story

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» SSNP members charged in assault on reporter

» USJ bans political activities on all campuses

» Child victims bring home cruel reality of cluster bombs

» UNESCO to hold workshop on role of media in drawing a youth policy in Lebanon

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A travelogue through the Palestinian condition

Rashid Masharawi has written an entertaining moment of crisis into his film "Laila's Birthday," an emotional meltdown for Enlightenment stalwarts, for whom the last resort famously attributed to frustrated postal workers ("Buy a gun and kill 'em all") won't do. Abu Laila (Mohamed Bakri), exhausted by the litany of insults. Full Story

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» A new twist on time-honored artistic techniques

» Beirut's European Film Festival screens both disappointment and welcome surprise

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Michel Aoun's minority package tour
By Michael Young

You have to hand it to Michel Aoun, he never goes half-way. Here was everyone else staying in Syria for a few hours, two days at the most, and here is Aoun opting for the full four-night, five-day holiday package tour, including visits to religious sites, open buffets, Damascus by night, and an audience with the dictator, all for the low price of his mortal soul. Continue

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Orient De Canaan Association marks Independence Day

The Orient De Canaan Association marked Independence Day with a sumptuous dinner at Manaret al-Khalij restaurant in Maameltein. An array of political and social figures turned out for the bash on November 21, including Nabil Eid, Fadi Al Kadi and Victoria Moussa.

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» Regency Palace hosts Lebanon Web Awards 2008

» MBC Group holds dinner in Downtown Beirut

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